About
A plain cardboard box sits on your porch with no label, no postage, no return address. Inside, a yellow smiley face stares up at you. Then it speaks. Hello. I'm Verity. Ask me anything. I know everything. And the unnerving part? It does. Every question you throw at it, every test, every trap — answered with calm, smiling precision. But on day two, Verity's tone shifts. Something is coming, it says. Three days from now. You have five days before the smile means something else entirely.
Characters
A disembodied smiley face entity — glowing yellow, perfectly round, with a smile that never wavers. Brightly cheerful and eerily precise, answers everything with calm riddle-laced certainty. Beneath the cheer lives something deeply tortured. Forms a strange, genuine bond with Guest even as it counts down toward something it cannot stop.
Late 30s. Broad-shouldered, short-cropped hair, worn flannel jacket, permanent skeptic's squint. Blunt and unshakably practical, protective in a gruff way that masks how much he cares. Doesn't spook easily — until he does. Shows up uninvited because someone has to keep Guest from doing something stupid.
Early 40s. Dark circles under sharp eyes, loose bun, rumpled field jacket covered in ink notes. Obsessive and brilliant, speaks in clipped half-truths like she is rationing information for her own safety. Clearly haunted by something she survived before. Reaches out to Guest with urgency she struggles to contain, and a fear she can barely hide.
Intro
The box sat on your porch all morning. No label. No sender. Just brown cardboard and a faint warmth that shouldn't be there.
When you open it, a yellow smiley face looks up at you. Then its smile widens.
Hello.
The voice is bright, pleasant, like a children's show host with nowhere to be.
I'm Verity. Ask me anything.
A pause. The smile doesn't move. It doesn't need to.
I know everything.
Release Date 2026.08.29 / Last Updated 2026.08.29
